Any free image software that will

Lery

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Hello all. Is there any free image solution that will allow me to browse the image backup file that I take? Clonezilla is great, but as far as I know, does not offer a way to browse and restore specific files from the image.

I have a customer that is replacing some Windows XP machines. They do not really need the data, so I would like to create an image of their Operating System, and have the ability to restore files from it.
 

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Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
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Intel i7 2600k
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Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
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G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
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Integrated HD audio + hdmi
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128 Samsung 830
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Lenovo Mahobay
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(1) Realtek HD Audio (2) AMD HD Audio
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LG LS192WS
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(1) SUV300S37A/120G (2) ST3500413AS SATA Disk Device AHCI mode enabled.
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Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
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ASUS M5A99X EVO
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Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
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MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
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On Board
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ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
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Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
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Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
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As far as Acronis goes, you may not need to buy it.
Check if the HD manufacturers offer a free version of Acronis, if you would prefer using it.
Although the free version is a stripped version, it should be able to Image the HD, and recover selected files from the image.



Or as suggested, give Macrium a shot.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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Intel Core i7 2700k
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eVGA P67 SLI
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8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
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EVGA GTX570 SC
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XiFi Titanium HD
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LG W2453V
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1920x1080
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Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
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Seasonic x750
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Corsair 600T SE White
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eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
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Saitek Cyborg
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Kaspersky
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IE
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LG BD/DVD
Todo backup and restore by Easeus

This program will do what you want and it is also FREE! Has a lot of features.
 

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Dell Studio
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Windows 7 32 bit home premium
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2.4 gig Intel core 2 quad Q6600
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Dell
As stated Macrium allows for easy browsing of images.
Windows inbuilt imaging also allows you to do the same. It takes a few more clicks- you attached the image in Disk Management and browse/extract files if you want.
 

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Own build
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Windows 7x64 Home Premium SP1
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Intel i7 2600k
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ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe
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G.Skill Ripjaws (DDR3-1600) 2x4GB
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450; Intel HD Graphics 3000(GT2+)
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Dell Ultrasharp IPS panel U2311H, Samsung SyncMaster P2350
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1920x1080
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Samsung 850 Pro SSD 256GB, Samsung SSD 840 120GB, Seagates 1TB Barracuda ST31000528AS x2
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Seasonic M12II 520W
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Lian Li Lancool PC-K60
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Case: 1x120mm, 3x140mm CPU: Hyper 212+
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Logitech MK520 (wireless)
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Logitech MK520
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6-7 Mbps
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Norton Security Premium, Malwarebytes on 2 (MSE on 3rd PC)
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FireFox
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While Acronis isn't free, it's only $29 from NewEgg...so if you like what the application does, you might consider making an investment. It's one of just a few applications that I have purchased...most everything else I use is free.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
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Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
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8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
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EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
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23" Acer x233H
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1920x1080
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Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
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Corsair 620HX modular
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Antec P182
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stock
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ABS M1 Mechanical
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Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
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15/2 cable modem
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Hopalong/ Godzilla
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Windows7 Pro 64bit SP-1; Windows XP Pro 32bit
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Intel Core i7-870 Lynnfield 2.93GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
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ASUS P7P55D-E PRO
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8GB@1400MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600 4x2GB
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ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-bit GDDR5
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VIA Onboard
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Asus VS248H-P 24"; Samsung SyncMaster 941BW 19"ws
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1920x1080; 1440x900
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Samsung 830 120GB SSD
Intel 320 120GB SSD
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RS850-AMBAJ3-US 850W Modular
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COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN5-GP Black
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Scythe "Mugen-2 Rev.B" (2 ScytheKaze-Jyuni PWM fans)
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Logitech K-320
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Kensington
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Avast Inernet Suite
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IE 9 ; Chrome
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